Moderators: Mary Ortiz & Fr. Luke Dysinger

This month in our Seminar we turn to family and other forms of community or kinship. Our Senior Fellow facilitators, Fr. Luke Dysinger and Dr. Mary Ortiz, will lead us in a discussion of “Intimacy and Solitude in Community and Family.” They wish to pose the question: “How is it possible to persevere in our relationships?”

Topics & Readings:

• ancient and modern Catholic authors on community, solitude, and family, from the Rule of St Benedict to Bishop Erik Varden

• Optional: Fr. Greg Boyle’s chapter on “kinship” from Tattoos on the Heart

Seminar Schedule:

9:00-9:30 Mass in Church of Our Savior (optional)
9:30-10:00 Coffee & donuts on the patio
10:00-11:30 Session 1 in Newman Hall
11:30-12:30 Buffet Lunch outside on the patio
12:30-1:30 Session 2 in Newman Hall

This Seminar is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton (Grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation.